Derrick White scored a career-high 26 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-114 for their fourth straight win.
White’s 2 free throws put the Spurs ahead for good with 2:07 left in the fourth quarter.
LaMarcus Aldridge’s layup with 51.1 seconds left made it 114-111. The Nets had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Shabazz Napier missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Nets 17-13. Aldridge scored 8 of the Spurs’ 17 on 2 for 5 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. With 2:11 left, White stole the ball from D'Angelo Russell, and his free throws off it tied the game at 109.
Aldridge had 20 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 13 rebounds.
For the Nets, Russell had 25 points and 9 assists.
The Nets got 5 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Spurs 26-4 on the fast break.